McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A drug smuggler arrested during Operation Pick-Off was sentenced to eight months in prison Thursday. The government deported Miguel Casas Quevedo, 48, of Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipas, in 2016,…
Border Report – Vance defends ICE officer, blames left for Minneapolis woman’s death
Vice President Vance delivered a vigorous defense on Thursday of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, saying Renee Nicole Macklin Good was fueled…
Border Report – Protests over ICE operations after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland
As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis’ streets over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded,…
Border Report – US intercepts 5th tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil
The Olina is the fifth tanker that has been seized by U.S. forces as part of a broader effort by President Donald Trump’s administration to control the distribution of Venezuela’s oil products globally Read:…
KTSM News – Traffic signals near West Towne Market Place remain inactive
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Traffic signals installed at the intersection of Paseo Del Norte Drive near a busy shopping center and soon-to-be Amazon facility have remained inactive after months after construction…
El Paso Matters – City Council takes first step on tougher dog attack rules; Beast Urban Park expansion moves forward
This is your weekly news roundup, which takes a quick look at some developments in government, politics, education, environment and other topics across El Paso. Public Hearing on Proposed Ordinance Changes for…
Tech Crunch – X restricts Grok’s image generation to paying subscribers only after drawing the world’s ire
Elon Musk’s AI company has restricted Grok’s controversial AI image-generation feature to only paying subscribers on X, after the tool invited heated criticism from across the world for letting users generate sexualized…
El Paso Herald Post – House Passes Affordable Care Act Benefits For Three Years
WASHINGTON, December 9, 2026: With the help of three Republican lawmakers, on a vote of 230 to 196, the House passed legislation extending health care subsidies that had expired at […] The…
Tech Crunch – The venture firm that ate Silicon Valley just raised another $15 billion
In a blog post published Friday morning, Ben Horowitz writes that “as the American leader in Venture Capital, the fate of new technology in the United States rests partly on our shoulders.”…
Texas Monthly – Texas hands over complete list of registered voters to Trump administration
The Justice Department has asked states for their voter rolls with an eye toward purging ineligible voters. Democrats say sharing the data could violate federal election law. Read: Read More